Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

New director for HSBC Amanah Malaysia

Prior to his move to HSBC Amanah Malaysia, Rizwan was with HSBC Global Amanah for over seven years and has worked in several markets including the United Arab Emirates, the UK and Saudi Arabia.

BofA names Asia-Pacific president

BofA has pruned the ranks of its senior investment bankers in Asia, cutting 15 of its 75 Asia managing directors.

BlackRock appoints Head of BlackRock Alternative Investors Strategy Group

He was previous employers include Bain Capital

Asian BofA Merrill DCM team walks out

All three were brought over to BofA Merrill two and a half years ago by Michael Luk

Ibbotson appoints new head of managed account solutions

He was most recently group head of distribution at Armytage Group

New St George and Westpac New Zealand CEOs appointed

He has been at the helm of St George since 2010 and was with the group for a decade, including in the role of managing director of BankSA.

Citibank Singapore axes over 10 employees

The Straits Times understands that the latest cuts occurred across different management levels, but were mostly from the consumer banking business.

Aflac Hires Meyer for New Post of Investment Operations Chief Out of Tokyo

The new manager will oversee support functions, such as technology and compliance, for investment operations.

Base pay increases highlight regional differences in financial services

Base pay increases in the world’s financial services sector continue to be markedly different depending on region, according to new data issued by Mercer.

Women make strides in workplace equality

Statistics show that more and more Indian women are heading for the corner office despite constraints on the work front as well as the home scenario.

Super funds still shunning women trustees

Women make up 46% of super fund members in Australia but they are still massively under-represented on fund trustee boards, reveals new research from SelectingSuper's research partner Rainmaker Information.

Swiss private bank hires two former Samsung Securities bankers

The bank has announced two senior appointments in its Asia Pacific Equity Research team, reflecting the Bank’s continued commitment to providing its clients with the very best insight and ideas.

BNP Paribas’ Theam appoints new APAC head

She will also promote structured and indexed solutions in Asia including index funds and ETFs, as well as alternative investment solutions.

BNY Mellon names India head

With over 30 years of banking and financial services experience, Aneish has been with BNY Mellon since 1998.

Macquarie port manager exits fund

The Fund remains based on a model portfolio determined by a three-person portfolio manager team, comprising chief investment officer Brad Frishberg, Maple-Brown and the recently promoted Anthony Felton.

Nikko Asset Management appoints British CEO

joined the Firm in London in 2006 as President of the international offices, moving to Japan in 2010 to take direct control of Nikko AM’s rapidly growing Asian operations and the domestic Japanese institutional business.

Senior Asia Economist Departs UBS

"After more than a decade in this frenzied industry, I've decided to retire from investment banking in favor of a smaller and quieter role as an independent consultant on emerging markets,"

Blackstone expands Asia team with senior hires

He joins from Morgan Stanley private equity Asia in Hong Kong where, as managing director

StanChart appoints regional head of consumer banking

Formerly the global head of small and medium enterprise (SME) banking, Som will be responsible for the strategic development and management of the bank's consumer banking business in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand a

LGAA names new executive director

Dunworth holds a Bachelor of Science degree, Economics in Finance and Accounting from the London School of Economics.

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